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At a Phoebe Bridgers concert in New York’s Madison Square Garden earlier this year, my iPhone and AirPods were locked in a Yondr pouch as soon as I arrived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Wardle said not implementing the new model was putting some lives at risk and that additional resources should be made available as soon as possible.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
“We think it’s important to share what we’re learning as soon as possible,” Kai Chen, OpenAI’s head of alignment, said in an interview ahead of the framework’s release.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The 14th Starship test is scheduled for as soon as Tuesday, Sept. 22, pending regulatory approval.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
I pulled up the team as soon as I was sure that he meant to stay there.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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